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The new copyright alert system: another weapon in the arsenal of copyright owners
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- March 21 2013
Following the lead of several other countries, including New Zealand, France, South Korea, and Ireland, the United States has now implemented a
Owners of alleged copyright pirate Megaupload dealt a blow by New Zealand appeals court in ongoing extradition battle
- Arent Fox LLP
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- New Zealand, USA
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- March 4 2013
A New Zealand court of appeals has handed the US Government a major victory in its ongoing battle to extradite the owners of the foreign corporation
US federal court denies alleged copyright pirate Megaupload’s motion to dismiss federal charges
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- October 18 2012
The foreign corporation behind the alleged piracy website Megaupload.com recently failed in its bid to have criminal copyright charges dismissed on the grounds that it lacked a US mailing address and therefore could not be properly served service of process
Fashion design bill reintroduced in Congress
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- September 21 2012
On September 12, 2012, U. S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D-NY, introduced S.3523, the Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012
Who owns Superman? Copyright lawsuit over Superman comics continues
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- September 12 2012
Litigation is ongoing in California federal courts between the heirs of Joe Shuster, the co-creator of the famous Superman comic book, and DC Comics, the division of Warner Bros. that held the rights to the Superman comics for more than 60 years
Alleged copyright pirate Megaupload cites lack of jurisdiction in incredible attempt to dismiss federal charges
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- July 31 2012
A major ruling looms in the highprofile copyright piracy case against Megaupload Limited, the Internet filehosting empire whose websites were shutdown and whose domain names were seized by the US Department of Justice in January following the indictment and arrest of the companys owners in connection with their alleged operation of an organization dedicated to copyright infringement
Seventh Circuit case regarding copyright liability for embedding infringing videos brings major industry players to the table as amici
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- May 1 2012
What started as a copyright litigation between two relatively minor parties has morphed into an appeal before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that has seen amici briefs from the likes of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Google, and Facebook
eBay reseller denied protections of first sale doctrine
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- February 28 2012
The US District Court for the Northern District of California recently issued a decision in Adobe Systems Inc. v. Hoops Enterprise LLC, denying an eBay reseller of copyrighted works the protections of the first sale doctrine
Decision against NBC Universal for use of pitched television show concept without compensationcredit being appealed to Supreme Court
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- October 10 2011
Major players in the entertainment industry should be aware of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Montz v. Pilgrim Films & Television, Inc., 649 F.3d 975 (9th Cir. 2011), a case regarding a pitch for a television show concept
Bill designed to protect innovative fashion designs reintroduced in Congress
- Arent Fox LLP
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- USA
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- August 2 2011
On July 13, 2011, US Representative Bob Goodlatte, R-VA, introduced H.R. 2511, the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act
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